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in the form of william howard taft. there he is. they announced on twitter that they have come to terms with their fifth president. today he posed for pictures with fans at nats fest inside the washington convention center. the real president taft, by the way, was the first president ever to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. fans and players think he'll be a good edition. >> a big president, big personality. so he'll fit right in with the rest of the gang. >> i liked his very white hair. i wonder how white he'll stay when he gets knocked into the dirt. >> that's cool. that's awesome. i'm thinking about joining them maybe aouple times and try to see if i can beat them. >> that would be cool and awesome. we'll hear from more players in sports as they gear up for the 2013 season. >>> yeah. those are screams you hear. more than 150 people deciding to take a very cold dip into the potomac river this morning. this is part of the polar bear plunge out at national harbor. one of the goals of the event, to raise awarenes
in the form of william howard taft. there he is. they announced on twitter that they have come to terms with their fifth president. today he posed for pictures with fans at nats fest inside the washington convention center. the real president taft, by the way, was the first president ever to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. fans and players think he'll be a good edition. >> a big president, big personality. so he'll fit right in with the rest of the gang. >> i...
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the club is adding a fifth president, william howard taft will be racing in the contest. he was the 27th president and will be known as bill and will be formally introduced tomorrow afternoon. >> if teddy cannot beat a 300 pound person -- [laughter] >> i thought that was an interesting choice. >> a strange twist. -- choice. because of the storm there is a to our policy in effect on saturday morning. how about that? -- two hour policy in effect on saturday morning. how about that? the flakes are dry and fluffy. i did a calculation around washington. our temperature outside right now is 24 degrees. officially four tenths of an inch of snow. but even that, i did a calculation on the beltway 800,000 tons of snow. that is how much snow, even with that fluffy amount. look at the temperature. the high temperature today while we're getting the cold and the duster, 25 degrees. in the middle part of the country, oklahoma city, it did. rapid city was much warmer than the were in washington. in the mid part of the country, a hint of what is coming our way. temperature is below averag
the club is adding a fifth president, william howard taft will be racing in the contest. he was the 27th president and will be known as bill and will be formally introduced tomorrow afternoon. >> if teddy cannot beat a 300 pound person -- [laughter] >> i thought that was an interesting choice. >> a strange twist. -- choice. because of the storm there is a to our policy in effect on saturday morning. how about that? -- two hour policy in effect on saturday morning. how about...
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. >>> there will be competition for george, eddie and you can call this new acquisition as william howard taft who will join the race this year. taft of course our 27th president and the first to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game. he supposedly started the tradition of the seventh inning stretch. bill and teddy started to trade smack talk on twitter. we will see how taft does when races coming up in april. will you soon pay for using plastic? retailers will be allowed to charge a fee for you to swipe your card, but will they do it? >> a top senate democrat says he will not run again. what it means for the next election. >>> hear from the musical guest on snl. kendrick talks about >>> president obama is praising senator tom harkin tonight after the iowa lawmaker announced he will not run for re-election. harkin served in congress for nearly 40 years and the announcement sets up a likely battle between parties to fill his seat. vice presidential candidate paul ryan will be sitting down with david gregory on "meet the press" tomorrow to talk about the future of the republican part
. >>> there will be competition for george, eddie and you can call this new acquisition as william howard taft who will join the race this year. taft of course our 27th president and the first to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game. he supposedly started the tradition of the seventh inning stretch. bill and teddy started to trade smack talk on twitter. we will see how taft does when races coming up in april. will you soon pay for using plastic? retailers will be allowed to...
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that's big ben, william howard taft officially joining george, abe, and teddy. taft threw out the first presidential ceremonial first pitch in 1910 at griffith stadium in d.c. >>> saturday was the final workup before they packed and clung to new orleans. will be in our seven of pregame coverage. for the players, they are simply trying to get their minds around playing in the big game. >> you are still taking care of the lagistics. it's pretty fun. >> and of course, super bowl xlvii right here on wusa9 sunday, february 3. 6:30 and the day before, the game on crew gets you ready for a special super bowl edition of game on. can't wait to see that one. ravens, 49ers, who are you thinking? >> i'm going with ravens. >> absolutely. >> more experienced quarterback? >> i'm going with the ravens. leave it at that. i think they are due. i think it's their season. >> joe flacco playing better? >> what's the deal with him? not going to play in the pro bowl. he was involved in an assault yesterday. he was the victim. that's what the police are saying in hawaii. he required st
that's big ben, william howard taft officially joining george, abe, and teddy. taft threw out the first presidential ceremonial first pitch in 1910 at griffith stadium in d.c. >>> saturday was the final workup before they packed and clung to new orleans. will be in our seven of pregame coverage. for the players, they are simply trying to get their minds around playing in the big game. >> you are still taking care of the lagistics. it's pretty fun. >> and of course, super...
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william howard taft, jfk, or the current white house person? some kind of presidential historian. my vote goes for taft. will he be able to race since he was our heaviest president? maybe he can be the race umpire. went on to become a u.s. supreme court chief justice. robyn, you are just showing off. and eric mccain gets the same answer. he uses process of elimination. definitely not kennedy. the man was shot and killed in the head, having a big head running around would be in poor taste. too many drunk fans throwing things. taft, stacey cruz seems to be the right answer. but josh says we need to expand the choices available. there should be a reagan and the people talking about the obama character. get over it. it clearly says the current president in office. that means whoever is in office. the man won, get over it. and stacey cruz wants to know, what's wrong with leaving things as is? ridiculous idea, it's perfect as it is. why do people screw up good things. well, the problem as i see it is they let him win, the stick was basically over at that point. i figured the president w
william howard taft, jfk, or the current white house person? some kind of presidential historian. my vote goes for taft. will he be able to race since he was our heaviest president? maybe he can be the race umpire. went on to become a u.s. supreme court chief justice. robyn, you are just showing off. and eric mccain gets the same answer. he uses process of elimination. definitely not kennedy. the man was shot and killed in the head, having a big head running around would be in poor taste. too...
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welcome president william howard taft. he came out to quite the charade. he joins the mount rushmore presidents. he predicted and 81 ring the season. tyler moore, all of them were there. we actually caught up with drew the closer at the center of the controversy last season about the infamous game five and what he has learned from it. >> our team is obviously a lot better. reportedly the guys that are here we are now a little bit seasons. they are getting more experience. a little saltier. it will be a lot of fun this year. >> saltier, i like that. these fans had a visitor. he was the all-star of the game. it was actually a bat creating havoc. here, coaches and opponent alike. some were throwing towels at it. they could not get him. the game finally ended after several stoppages. no word if the that was caught. congratulations to ashley wagner from alexandria who has won back-to-back figure skating championships even though she fell twice tonight. her program still good enough to get the win based on difficulty. >> wow, you covered it all. >> ice-skating b
welcome president william howard taft. he came out to quite the charade. he joins the mount rushmore presidents. he predicted and 81 ring the season. tyler moore, all of them were there. we actually caught up with drew the closer at the center of the controversy last season about the infamous game five and what he has learned from it. >> our team is obviously a lot better. reportedly the guys that are here we are now a little bit seasons. they are getting more experience. a little...
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howard taft. he is known for establishing a postal system and getting stuck in a white house bathtub on his inauguration day. he also was a fierce political rival with teddy roosevelt. we hope that continues on. >> five presidents now. nobody is getting subtracted. taft is getting added. >> taft is getting added. so, now we're going to have five tripping each other up. >> even that much more fascinating. >>> check this out a fifth grader's drum solo has gone viral on youtube. the 10-year-old from washington state has an incredible talent. he just uses his hand and the family washing machine to create an impressive rhythm. the video has been viewed more than 1.5 million times on youtube. yes, he has a drum kit, but one day he didn't feel like playing and started banging on the washing machine, instead. >> yeah. well, teach him how to put in a well,look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, ch
howard taft. he is known for establishing a postal system and getting stuck in a white house bathtub on his inauguration day. he also was a fierce political rival with teddy roosevelt. we hope that continues on. >> five presidents now. nobody is getting subtracted. taft is getting added. >> taft is getting added. so, now we're going to have five tripping each other up. >> even that much more fascinating. >>> check this out a fifth grader's drum solo has gone viral on...
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william howard taft. you can just call him bill. made his debut yesterday at the washington convention center. our 27th president has lots of connections to baseball. he was the first president to throw out the first pitch and reportedly started the tradition of the seventh inning stretch. there -- george -- actually, he followed william howard taft followed teddy roosevelt. now there could be a real rivalry. >> there we go. >> did they slim taft down a little pit? looks trimmer. >> 330 pounds, 6'2" stature. >> a white -- >> i like the mustache. >> all right, guys. little chilly. but not as cold as yesterday morning. today should be just uneventful. we'll take it, right? >> yeah. >> but i hear a but monday -- >> wait until you see my back a doo seven-day forecast. it's out of the imagine nation of my 2-year-old's head. there's a lot in it. grab your coffee and hold on tight. you won't know if you should bring out the spring wardrobe this week or keep the winter wardrobe out. it is 28 degrees now. we have mostly cloudy skies out ther
william howard taft. you can just call him bill. made his debut yesterday at the washington convention center. our 27th president has lots of connections to baseball. he was the first president to throw out the first pitch and reportedly started the tradition of the seventh inning stretch. there -- george -- actually, he followed william howard taft followed teddy roosevelt. now there could be a real rivalry. >> there we go. >> did they slim taft down a little pit? looks trimmer....
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guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense of humor -- there was a blizzard. he had too much sense of the ridiculous to be a politician. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. host: how long was henry harrison's speech? guest: almost two hours. there have been efforts recently effect. -- recently to debunk teh direct auscause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church called st. paul's chapel. that is where george washington adjourned congress during the inauguration, to go down there and pray. during that prayer meeting, george washington asked for the blessings of god. the little chapel is located on the same territory where the world trade center was destroyed. i thought that was interesting, because washington said if we ever turned our back on god, god would lift his hand of protection and prosperity from
guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense of humor -- there was a blizzard. he had too much sense of the ridiculous to be a politician. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. host: how long was henry harrison's speech? guest: almost two hours. there have been efforts recently effect. -- recently to debunk teh direct auscause and effect. i do not know they have been...
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george, abe, teddy and thomas will be joined by william howard taft for the 2013 season. nats fest will be at the washington convention center. doors open for season ticketholders in about ten minutes at 10:30. then noon for everyone else. >> hopefully they'll let him win a race here and there. not like they did to poor teddy. >> i know. teddy needs to win a couple more races. >>> all right. a big shake-up in the lineup for the nfl pro bowl. why trent williams will have to miss tomorrow's game. >>> and a major milestone happening today for one of the most popular operas on broadway. you're watching news 4 today. >>> the capitals can are hoping there's in place like home. >> and the wizards head to the windy city after yet another win. carol maloney has it all in this morning's "sports minute." >> good saturday morning, everyone. i'm carol ma lolonemaloney. your sports minute starts with news out of hawaii. trent williams will not be playing in his first pro bowl. he was reportedly the victim in an altercation at a hawaii nightclub. espn reports that williams received stit
george, abe, teddy and thomas will be joined by william howard taft for the 2013 season. nats fest will be at the washington convention center. doors open for season ticketholders in about ten minutes at 10:30. then noon for everyone else. >> hopefully they'll let him win a race here and there. not like they did to poor teddy. >> i know. teddy needs to win a couple more races. >>> all right. a big shake-up in the lineup for the nfl pro bowl. why trent williams will have to...
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he defeated both william howard taft and theodore roosevelt to win his first term. he spearheaded legislation and the approval of the league of nations that would be selected to good republican party hostility to wilson. the treaty was never proved. for those who care for approval for the president allowed compromise. the wilson stood firm. it was the president, not congress who refused compromise. one of the most successful relationships between a president and congress occurred during the second administration of the clinton. he had encouraged the democratic party to move more closely to the center politically well before he ran for president. his welfare legislation reflect that. his success in working with newt gingrich and the republicans in formulating that tax reduction legislation led to a budget surplus is the touchstone for success in working with the opposing parties to fulfill a president legislative agenda. clinton insightfully appointed erskine bowles to represent him in negotiations with congress. bulls great talent for bargaining was important in rea
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there was a blizzard going on when william howard taft was inaugurated. they still had a completely out door ceremony. it was part rain for herbert hoover. he and his wife rode in an open car. john f. kennedy had a blizzard the night before his inauguration. students came out to help shovel snow so they could have a parade the next day. people who want to kennedy's inauguration, the first thing they talk about is the weather that day. what about the vice president? it used to be there was a tradition that the vice- president got his own inauguration. when the congress and presidents to use to begin their terms on march 4, the first thing that would happen is the house and senate would me to swear in their new members. the first thing they had to do was swear in the vice president. presidents of united states used to go to the senate chamber to watch their vice president be sworn in. the senate is to give the vice- president a chance to deliver his own inaugural address. i am sure joe biden would love to have that opportunity. it did not always work out we
there was a blizzard going on when william howard taft was inaugurated. they still had a completely out door ceremony. it was part rain for herbert hoover. he and his wife rode in an open car. john f. kennedy had a blizzard the night before his inauguration. students came out to help shovel snow so they could have a parade the next day. people who want to kennedy's inauguration, the first thing they talk about is the weather that day. what about the vice president? it used to be there was a...
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he defeated both william howard taft and theodore roosevelt to win his first term. he spearheaded liberal legislation they opposed, and got approval of the league of nations that would be selected to vent republican party hostility to wilson. the treaty was never approved. the votes were there for approval, but the president allowed compromise, but wilson stood firm. it was the president, not congress, that refused to compromise. one of the most successful relationships between a president and congress occurred during the second administration of bill clinton. he had encouraged the democratic party to move more closely to the center politically well before he ran for president. his welfare legislation reflected that. his success in working with newt gingrich and republicans and formulating debt and debt reduction legislation that led to a budget surplus is the cornerstone for success of working with the opposing party to fulfill a president's legislative agenda. clinton insightfully appointed erskine bowles to represent him in negotiations with congress. bowls, grea
he defeated both william howard taft and theodore roosevelt to win his first term. he spearheaded liberal legislation they opposed, and got approval of the league of nations that would be selected to vent republican party hostility to wilson. the treaty was never approved. the votes were there for approval, but the president allowed compromise, but wilson stood firm. it was the president, not congress, that refused to compromise. one of the most successful relationships between a president and...
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the nationals introduced as you saw, william howard taft. we're going to call him bill for short at yesterday's nats fest at the washington convention center. our 27th president has lots of connections to baseball. he was the first president to throw out the first pitch and reportedly legend has it, he started that tradition of the seventh inning stretch. they said he was a pretty large guy. 330 pounds, maybe 6'2". he got really uncomfortable in the wooden seats when had he would watch the game so he had to get up and stretch. >>> history said teddy and taft didn't get along. this could be a new rivalry. >> they looked jolly. got to wait until the season starts. >> will teddy win? >> coming up next, new york mayor michael bloomberg's generous donation to ace alma mater in maryland. >>> crews are searching for survivors inside a nightclub after a fire that killed more than 200 people in brazil ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's
the nationals introduced as you saw, william howard taft. we're going to call him bill for short at yesterday's nats fest at the washington convention center. our 27th president has lots of connections to baseball. he was the first president to throw out the first pitch and reportedly legend has it, he started that tradition of the seventh inning stretch. they said he was a pretty large guy. 330 pounds, maybe 6'2". he got really uncomfortable in the wooden seats when had he would watch the...
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william howard taft will join the racing presidents he will be called bill for short. president taft threw out the first ceremonial pitch in april 1910. he will race alongside the other four former presidents during the four inning of every nats home game. >> i wonder if they will ever let taft win. >> what would be interesting is if he started winning right away or got to win all the time. >> that will be fun. >> still plenty ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> we are keeping an eye on the roads t won't be fun. >> there is a chance for an icy commute today. frederick county schools are on a two-hour delay. the latest list is on the bottom of your screen and also on myfoxdc.com. >>> also, latest on a deadly nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people. lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh!
william howard taft will join the racing presidents he will be called bill for short. president taft threw out the first ceremonial pitch in april 1910. he will race alongside the other four former presidents during the four inning of every nats home game. >> i wonder if they will ever let taft win. >> what would be interesting is if he started winning right away or got to win all the time. >> that will be fun. >> still plenty ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> we are...
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there was a blizzard going on when william howard taft was inaugurated. the still have a completely outdoor ceremony. -- they still had a completely out door certainly. it was part rain for herbert hoover. he and his wife rode in an open car . john f. kennedy had a blizzard the night before his inauguration. students came out to help shovel snow so they could have a parade the next day. people who want to kennedy's inauguration, the first thing they talk about is whether that date. ather that day.a what about the vice president? it used to be there was a tradition that the vice- president got his own inauguration. when the congress and presidents to use to begin their terms on march 4, the first thing that would happen is the house and senate would me to swear in their new members. the first and had to do was where in the vice president -- think they had to do was where in the vice president. presidents of united states used to go to the senate chamber to watch their vice president be sworn in. the senate is to give the vice- president a chance to deliver
there was a blizzard going on when william howard taft was inaugurated. the still have a completely outdoor ceremony. -- they still had a completely out door certainly. it was part rain for herbert hoover. he and his wife rode in an open car . john f. kennedy had a blizzard the night before his inauguration. students came out to help shovel snow so they could have a parade the next day. people who want to kennedy's inauguration, the first thing they talk about is whether that date. ather that...
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william howard taft, who was a distinguished chief justice, swore in herbert hoover in 1929, and that ceremony was carried over the radio, and a little girl wrote in to justice taft and said you got the words wrong. that is not the order of the words. he wrote back and said i am sure that i got them right here at -- right. they played the tape, and found that he had reversed some of the words. the fact of the matter is it does not make a difference if the chief justice skips a word, or gets a word out of order. as i mentioned, the presidency in the 19th century, and even herbert hoover just said "i do ," and that is certainly appropriate as well. we moved down to washington, dc, where the first inauguration is taking place, and there is a change of party for the first time, from the federalists, who were more formal, to the new republicans, jeffersonian republicans, or the democratic republicans, who felt more than they were the party of the people. thomas jefferson was being inaugurated, and he did not want a lot of for the role with his inauguration. he stripped away a lot of the fo
william howard taft, who was a distinguished chief justice, swore in herbert hoover in 1929, and that ceremony was carried over the radio, and a little girl wrote in to justice taft and said you got the words wrong. that is not the order of the words. he wrote back and said i am sure that i got them right here at -- right. they played the tape, and found that he had reversed some of the words. the fact of the matter is it does not make a difference if the chief justice skips a word, or gets a...
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look at him william howard taft. and he is going to join abe lincoln, thomas jefferson and george washington. he will be called bill for short. throughout the very first pitch in april 1910. he'll race alongside the other former presidents during the 4th inning of every nats home game. it's a good line up. >> are you constantly on your phone or computer and watching tv at the same time? or maybe you are trying to hold a conversation while using another device. a new study has eye opening results. >> you are not even going to notice you are bad at it. >> that's the irony behind a study published this week at the university of utah. researchers already knew texting and driving is a bad combination. >> texting is off the charts. we've never found anybody who can do that safely. >> new study finds talking or driving is just too tough. >> we've got a situation we're trying to do too much with the mental hardware we have and we don't do it well. >> and the study found those who think they are good do it the most. but are t
look at him william howard taft. and he is going to join abe lincoln, thomas jefferson and george washington. he will be called bill for short. throughout the very first pitch in april 1910. he'll race alongside the other former presidents during the 4th inning of every nats home game. it's a good line up. >> are you constantly on your phone or computer and watching tv at the same time? or maybe you are trying to hold a conversation while using another device. a new study has eye opening...
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. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the newest racing president, william howard taft. ♪ >> taft was much bigger than that actually. but there you have it. the famously complicated history of roosevelt and taft means there's a lot to work with between roosevelt helping taft get elected back in '08, 1908, then running against him just four years later. taft has his own tie to baseball. the first president to ever throw out the ceremonial first pitch, meaning he started a long history of good, bad, and awkward. the subject was even the topic of an nbc sports special back in the '60s. >> who is that man in the picture? >> you better not let your history teacher hear you ask that question. that's president taft, bobby. the first of our presidents to throw out the ball on opening day. since then they have all done it. that's woodrow wilson, that's franklin d. roosevelt. that's president eisenhower. you know, just before he came home from europe, he said the first thing he wanted to do was see a ball game, and he did. and that's mr. kennedy, bobby. but i know that you knew that. he use
. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the newest racing president, william howard taft. ♪ >> taft was much bigger than that actually. but there you have it. the famously complicated history of roosevelt and taft means there's a lot to work with between roosevelt helping taft get elected back in '08, 1908, then running against him just four years later. taft has his own tie to baseball. the first president to ever throw out the ceremonial first pitch, meaning he started a long...
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william howard taft. the 27th president started the tradition of first pitches and he started that seventh inning stretch. he now has his own twitter handle. president taft, by the way, we should note weighed in at 335 pounds during his first term in office. he tweeted. listen up, we have run against each other in the past, but now we will run together. and not suspected to be the fleetest of foot when it comes to the races. a lot of folks are wondering why mess with a good thing, period, washington nationals. the republican party looking for ideas on how to change their ways. the brain trust coming up. they have some to add to the comment box and he was an nra card carrying gun enthusiast and now he is a big advocate for gun control, the author of a new book of how the gun culture has gone overboard. you are watching msnbc. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone but her likes 50% more cash, but i have an idea. do you want a princes
william howard taft. the 27th president started the tradition of first pitches and he started that seventh inning stretch. he now has his own twitter handle. president taft, by the way, we should note weighed in at 335 pounds during his first term in office. he tweeted. listen up, we have run against each other in the past, but now we will run together. and not suspected to be the fleetest of foot when it comes to the races. a lot of folks are wondering why mess with a good thing, period,...
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guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense of humor -- there was a blizzard. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. speech?ow long was his guest: almost two hours. there have been efforts recently to debunk the direct cause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church called st. paul's chapel. that is where george washington adjourned congress during the inauguration, to go down there and pray. during that prayer meeting, george washington asked for the blessings of god. the little chapel is located on the same territory where the world trade center was destroyed. i thought that was interesting, because washington said if we ever turned our back on god, god would lift his hand of protection and prosperity from this nation. just a few years ago, washington's monument there was damaged so badly that we can no long
guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense of humor -- there was a blizzard. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. speech?ow long was his guest: almost two hours. there have been efforts recently to debunk the direct cause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's...
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while bad weather moved the ceremony indoors for william howard taft and ronald reagan, grant toughed it out in 16 degrees and jack kennedy in 20 degrees without an overcoat. fdr's inaugust rag was the first held in january after a constitutional amendment moved the date up from manch. finally, more people witnessed barack obama's first than any other event ever held in washington. that was put together by producer will rabe. i love that stuff. fast, lots of information, lots of take home. anyway, up next, the moments we'll still be talking about tomorrow from this historic day and a lot happened today. a lot of pictures of greatness for america and happiness i think and joy. you're yachingwatching a specia edition of "hardball" live from washington and the second inauguration of president barack obama. i describe myself as a mother, a writer and a performer. i'm also a survivor of ovarian and uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or lon
while bad weather moved the ceremony indoors for william howard taft and ronald reagan, grant toughed it out in 16 degrees and jack kennedy in 20 degrees without an overcoat. fdr's inaugust rag was the first held in january after a constitutional amendment moved the date up from manch. finally, more people witnessed barack obama's first than any other event ever held in washington. that was put together by producer will rabe. i love that stuff. fast, lots of information, lots of take home....
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you can see the photos out there of you know, the very famously large william howard taft in his justices robes, the former president swearing in the new one. >> jennifer: nice. behind us, we have ed markey and henry waxman, key players particularly on energy which will be a very important part, we hope -- i hope -- i hope you guys hope -- of the president's second term, especially as it relates to jobs and the economy. all right. so stay right with us because there is a lot going on. a lot of great, political faces to see. like peter king's right behind us. if you like the academy awards and you like politics, this is the place to be. don't go away. >>>> jennifer: welcome back to current tv's coverage of president barack obama's inauguration. we've got bill press who's on the parade grounds or on the grounds of the mall. we've got michael shure in portland, oregon. watch this feed right here of the presidential motorcade coming from the white house to the capitol and in fact, my favorite bit of presidential inauguration trivia is about the carriage that was built to transport martin van
you can see the photos out there of you know, the very famously large william howard taft in his justices robes, the former president swearing in the new one. >> jennifer: nice. behind us, we have ed markey and henry waxman, key players particularly on energy which will be a very important part, we hope -- i hope -- i hope you guys hope -- of the president's second term, especially as it relates to jobs and the economy. all right. so stay right with us because there is a lot going on. a...
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guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense of humor -- there was a blizzard. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. there have been efforts recently to debunk the direct cause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church called st. paul's chapel. that is where george washington adjourned congress during the inauguration, to go down there and pray. during that prayer meeting, george washington asked for the blessings of god. the little chapel is located on the same territory where the world trade center was destroyed. i thought that was interesting, because washington said if we ever turned our back on god, god would lift his hand of protection and prosperity from this nation. just a few years ago, washington's monument there was damaged so badly that we can no longer go into it. do you know where his second inau
guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense of humor -- there was a blizzard. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. there have been efforts recently to debunk the direct cause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church...
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william howard taft swore in hoover in 1929 and that ceremony was carried over the radio . and a little girl wrote in to justice taft and said you got the words wrong. and i was listening to it and that's not the order of the words. and he wrote back and said i'm sure i got them right. and of course the news media played the tapes and discovered he reversed some of the words in the order. it does not make a difference if the cheer justice gets a word out of word or skips a word. the presidents in the 19th century and even hoover in 1929 just said i do in this process and that is certainly appropriate as well. we move down to washington, d.c. the first inauguration is taking place and it's the first time there is a change in party from the federalists to the new republicans or democratic republicans who saw themselves more as the party of the people. and thomas jefferson was going to be inaugurated and he did not want a lat of fold all with his inauguration. jefferson stripped away a lot of the formalities of the presidency that built up. he is about where the library of con
william howard taft swore in hoover in 1929 and that ceremony was carried over the radio . and a little girl wrote in to justice taft and said you got the words wrong. and i was listening to it and that's not the order of the words. and he wrote back and said i'm sure i got them right. and of course the news media played the tapes and discovered he reversed some of the words in the order. it does not make a difference if the cheer justice gets a word out of word or skips a word. the presidents...
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>> well, i want to say, chris, you have no right to talk about william howard taft. i shared a bath with him, okay? and the water was fine. >> okay. >> and, you know, we had a lovely time -- >> granted it was an olympic-sized pool -- >> he had the same displacement as the uus maine. >> stephanie: oh, jim louise ward. >> it was sanatorium -- >> stephanie: no one does a smarter eloquent fat joke than jim ward. >> he was correcting my assertion from earlier. who he said what? >> a sore winner. of all people it was frothy that talked about being a sore winner. it is amazing to me -- and there is something to note here. it is one thing that mitt romney wasn't watching. okay? who one cares. but what might have been really helpful, if the republican party was changing look at that loster. 88-year-old jimmy carter was there. bill clinton was there. hilary was there just having come out of a long stay in the hospital. where was george w. bush. i understand his father was ill, but where was george w. bush? >> stephanie: yeah. >> they are going to dig in their heels. they don't
>> well, i want to say, chris, you have no right to talk about william howard taft. i shared a bath with him, okay? and the water was fine. >> okay. >> and, you know, we had a lovely time -- >> granted it was an olympic-sized pool -- >> he had the same displacement as the uus maine. >> stephanie: oh, jim louise ward. >> it was sanatorium -- >> stephanie: no one does a smarter eloquent fat joke than jim ward. >> he was correcting my assertion...
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guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, self deprecatoryrecator sense of humor -- but there was a blizzard. he said, as always thought it would be a cold day when i was a united states.he nine state the rough and efforts recently to debunk the direct -- there have been efforts recently to debunk the direct cause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: a want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church called st. paul's chapel. that is where george washington adjourned congress during the inauguration, to go down there and pray. during that permitting, george washington ask for the blessings of god -- permitting, george washington asked for the blessings of god. the little chapel is located on the same territory where the world trade center was destroyed. i thought that was interesting, because washington said if we ever turned our back on god, god would lift his hand of protection and prosperity from this nation. just a few years ago, washington's monument th
guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, self deprecatoryrecator sense of humor -- but there was a blizzard. he said, as always thought it would be a cold day when i was a united states.he nine state the rough and efforts recently to debunk the direct -- there have been efforts recently to debunk the direct cause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: a want to bring attention to george washington's first...
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having been secretary of the treasury and head of the fed, that would be like william howard taft having been the president and chief justice of the t supreme court. you would be unique in american history. >> the chairmanship ends next year. >> unless something changes. poor mr. bernanke may want to take time off, too, with his beard turning gray. >> for those starting to check in, they see the cover of usa today and reasons why stocks are positive. should the interest be piqued or should flags be going off instead? >> i think their interest should be piqued. we are at a couple of important places we spoke about with technicians like tom demark and others saying up at the 1500 level the s&p could be making a top. conversely you have people like mr. tepper who seems very excited. i think we are at a key inflection point here. your interest should be piqued in the sense that you should be watching. you should have a plan to be ready to move if you think things are changing. i don't know that you barrel in yet. >> have a great weekend. see you next week. it's been more than four years sinc
having been secretary of the treasury and head of the fed, that would be like william howard taft having been the president and chief justice of the t supreme court. you would be unique in american history. >> the chairmanship ends next year. >> unless something changes. poor mr. bernanke may want to take time off, too, with his beard turning gray. >> for those starting to check in, they see the cover of usa today and reasons why stocks are positive. should the interest be...
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william howard taft, was unfit to be president because being a unitarian, taft did not believe in the virgin birth. the public yawned, and if elected taft. there is a fascinating paradox that works in our nation's history. america, the first and most relentlessly modern nation, is to the consternation of the social scientists also the most religious modern nation. one important reason for this is that we have disentangled religion from public institutions. there has long been a commonplace assumption, one that my dear friend, pat moynihan, himself a liberal in good standing, called the liberal expectancy. it was and still is the assumption of most intellectuals, that as science, rationalism and the rationale of market society event, as the disenchantment of the world perceives the pace, paris modern forces will lose their history, shaping saliency. the two most important of these allegedly free modern forces are religion and ethnicity. of course, every day and every region, events refused the liberal expectancy. religion, and especially religion in tangled with reinforcing and ethnici
william howard taft, was unfit to be president because being a unitarian, taft did not believe in the virgin birth. the public yawned, and if elected taft. there is a fascinating paradox that works in our nation's history. america, the first and most relentlessly modern nation, is to the consternation of the social scientists also the most religious modern nation. one important reason for this is that we have disentangled religion from public institutions. there has long been a commonplace...
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in 1912, that president william howard taft, teddy roosevelt in the progressive bull moose party, and woodrow wilson. tap was a republican, wilson was the democrat. they were competing as to who is going to be more progressive. president taft wanted federal charting the list chartering of a national corporations for which we still have today. they are chartered and permissive jurisdictions. the streets were seething with workers organizing, rallying. immigrants were demonstrating for justice. the women's movement was putting. for the women's suffrage. the women were leading the consumer movement. it is complete night and day. of course, eugene debs was running. he got the equivalent of 5 million votes today. he was talking to audiences an open air fields up to 200,000 people, workers with their families. fast-forward to 2012. it is like desolation. it is a advocation. it is apathy. it is to choice is between wall street choice won and lost rejoice too. two choices between your voice -- your version of empire. those bailing out corporate crooks, refusing to put in full medicare for all
in 1912, that president william howard taft, teddy roosevelt in the progressive bull moose party, and woodrow wilson. tap was a republican, wilson was the democrat. they were competing as to who is going to be more progressive. president taft wanted federal charting the list chartering of a national corporations for which we still have today. they are chartered and permissive jurisdictions. the streets were seething with workers organizing, rallying. immigrants were demonstrating for justice....